Holy Roman Empire

The British are in action, and other countries are not idle, especially the four countries of Pu, Russia, Poland, and Ottoman, who are at the center of the whirlpool, are striving for public relations.

In order to obtain Russian diplomatic support from European countries, the diplomats of the four countries are like hard-working bees, constantly shuttled in the embassies of various countries.

The three countries of France, Austria, and Germany, which are also in the center of the whirlpool, seem to have no movement at all in their sleep.

Humel knew that things were not so simple on the surface, not because they did n’t want to move, but they could n’t move, and that changing to changing is the best choice for Austria.

The French did not move, he also understood that thanks to the hegemonic name left by Napoleon, to this day, European countries have not relaxed their vigilance against France.

In this case, no matter what the diplomacy of the Paris government does, European countries will not give up their fears.

In order to annex the Rhineland, except for Monaco controlled by the French themselves, any country on the European continent will stand against them.

Small countries can also intimidate and lure them to keep them neutral. What about several large countries?Even if it wants to exchange interests, France can't afford this price.Since it is destined to be useless, why waste energy?

The German Federal Empire had no action, which made Humer wonder. If he wanted to win the Rhineland region without the support of European countries, it would not work.

Leave everything to the British, and they just wait to sit and enjoy their success?When John Bull is charitable, how can he be left without sufficient benefits?

The German Federal Empire is unlikely to have no interest in the Rhineland region, and winning the Rhineland region will greatly promote the heavy industry in their country.

No action at all, so let the British deal with it with confidence and boldness, is it not afraid of being sold by John Bull.

Be aware that there are many countries interested in the Rhineland region.In addition to the French, Belgium is also a competitor.

Under normal circumstances, Belgium's strength is too weak, at most it will be secretly considered.But once supported by the great powers, it is not necessary.

The German Federal Empire can afford to buy the Rhineland region, as can Belgium.

For the Kingdom of Prussia, rather than letting the Rhineland region fall into the hands of the German Federal Empire, it is more in its own interest to hand it over to Belgium.

Belgium is also the younger brother of the British. It is not the best choice to hand over the Rhineland to Belgium, but as long as it does not fall into the hands of the French, the London government can also accept it.

Knowing that there are competitors, the German Federal Empire still believes in the British so much, and there must be unknown secrets.

Hummel ordered: "Horse, immediately generate electricity for Vienna, so that their intelligence organization can quickly find out the insider transaction between Britain and Germany."

"Yes, Your Excellency Minister!" Secretary Secretary Hols replied

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The London Conference was formally convened on July 20, 1874. Polish Foreign Minister Val Vlubrevski's justified accusation of Russian invasion of Poland at the conference made three recommendations to the international conference:

1. Condemn and sanction Russia's aggression against Poland;

2. The Russian army immediately withdrew from Poland;

3. The Tsarist Government compensates for the war losses of the Kingdom of Poland.

There is no doubt that the Polish proposals have received diplomatic support from various European countries and have condemned the Russian atrocities.

Perhaps it was to add congestion to the Russians, or there were other calculations, and the British Foreign Secretary Macleans, who presided over the meeting, proposed a vote.

The result was naturally one-sided. The British, French, Austrian, Russian, Prussian, Polish, German, Spanish, Spanish, Swiss, Belgian, Greek, Moroccan, Black, Nordic, and Ottoman representatives of the sixteen countries participated in the meeting. people.

Austria and Montenegro chose to abstain, and the only negative vote was cast by the Russians themselves.Quite a vote of veto, because the Russians opposed the resolution.

Humel was puzzled. He had no idea what medicine was sold in the British gourd.There is no mandatory binding force at this international conference, and no countries have signed relevant treaties.

In addition to making the Russian representative's face ugly, it has virtually no effect.Everyone has no problem in supporting Poland verbally. If you want to send troops to interfere in the Russian-Polish war, let ’s just go to bed!

Hummel does not doubt the ability of the British to fool. If the London government is willing to pay a big price to convince the Kingdom of Prussia that it is ok, other countries should not think about it.

Obviously, the British did not support the Prussians in fighting, and this input and output were not directly proportional.

If the Russians were overwhelmed, the Berlin government would have to pay the bills, and all British investment would be lost.

It's not that the Berlin government wants to pay the bill, but at that point, they really don't have money.

The war is a golden beast. The debt owed in the last Russian-Russian war was less than a third of the debt repaid by the Berlin government. What will they pay for it again?

Even if you win a war and get a lot of loot, these loot cannot be cash. Most of it is real estate and land, and it cannot be converted into wealth in a short time.

Even because of the war, more funds are needed to develop new occupied areas.For a long time, the contribution of these new territories to finances has been negative.

Unless the British continue to increase loans and let the Berlin government borrow new debts to repay old debts, otherwise the Prussian kingdom with no money is destined to pay.

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Vienna Palace, after receiving what happened at the London meeting, Franz's face changed greatly.The seemingly bland vote is actually a hidden killer.

The Russians do not feel that it is that they themselves are isolated, and even if they face each other in Europe, the situation will not be worse.

If you change a country, it will be different. If you ignore the attitudes of European countries, you will also need to ignore the capital of European countries.

There are only two countries on the European continent that are not afraid of being hostile. One is the Russian Empire. They do not overwhelm their debts and occupy geographical advantages.The vast territory and the cold winter make the Russian Empire invincible.

Apart from that, there is only Britain left alone.Even if everyone is unhappy with them, there is a strait barrier, and the Royal Navy is so powerful, they can't help them.

Other European countries are different. If you want to get up on the mainland, you can't make yourself universally enemies.Every time you stand on the opposite side of European countries, it means that the crisis is approaching.

Napoleon's lesson has already told everyone: there is no superior strategic position, there is no strength to contend with the European continent, it is best not to wave well.

Franz can be sure that the British are not targeting the Russians this time, and the declining Russian Empire is no longer worth their thoughts.

It is worth the effort of the British to calculate, except for France and Austria, no third party can be found.The Paris government is still fighting inside, and it is unlikely that it will engage in anything in the short term, so most of them are against Austria.

"The British have already moved, how do you think we can handle it well?"

Prime Minister Felix: "Your Majesty, it depends on what the British want to do. At present, there are not many places we can be targeted, and there are fewer places worth calculating in the UK.

At this time, the British are making small moves, either to disrupt our German unified strategy or to destroy our eastward expansion plan.

If it is the former, most of them will start from the German Federal Empire.Nominally our strategy for the reunification of Germany will leave this last link.

However, the internal division of the German Federal Empire is serious, and it seems that the strength is not small, but the power that can be exerted is very limited.

Even if they can integrate the German Federal Empire, there is no way to gather the hearts of the people in the short term.Wanting to learn from the Kingdom of Prussia to get rid of the influence of German nationalism cannot be accomplished overnight.

If it is against the latter, then the British have to keep the Ottoman Empire.This does not contradict our strategic goals. The plan has been completed anyway, and the Near East War just needs an excuse to stop.

Now the main goal of the British is to prevent the French from gaining access to the Rhineland region. It should be incidental to us.The Anglo-French-Austrian League is still there, and the British should not overdo it."

Is it so simple?Franz was very skeptical. He didn't think that the British had so much foreshadowing in the early days, and the final appetite was so small.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg: "I remember two days ago, our embassy in London also sent a telegram explaining that the German Federal Empire was not behaving normally, and asked the intelligence organization to investigate the insider trade between Britain and Germany.

Combined with the current situation, it can be inferred that there is likely to be a deal between Britain and Germany that is unfavorable to us. In order to avoid being discovered by us, the German Federal Empire chose to brake statically.

Of course, there is also a very small possibility that the smoke bombs emitted by the British. The German Federal Government just accompanied them in a play to confuse us.

It's very simple to break the game. The German Federal Empire thought that annexation of the Rhineland region was a sure win. Then we mixed the water.

Did n’t the Belgians reveal their intention to buy the Rhineland region?Then we let them move and buy one more competitor. Presumably the Prussians should be very happy."

It ’s okay not to know the British plan. It ’s okay to disrupt their deployment first and mix the water.

At this time, let Belgium jump out, and the London government has to make a choice. Only two of the two younger brothers can support it. Then the relationship between the British and the abandoned one will inevitably be affected.

After a little thought, Franz made a decision: "Then encourage Belgium to go, but this is not enough pressure.

At this stage, confidentiality is no longer meaningful. Presumably, the two countries have also guessed the British plan.

So simply clarify things and let them know that we and the British have joined forces to support the German federal acquisition of the Rhineland region.

Let the two countries also jump out and directly overturn the table."